Information shift apparatus in a computer system



Oct. 28, 1969 J. w. FIGUEROA FITN- 3,475,730

INFORMATION SHIFT APPARATUS IN A COMPUTER SYSTEM Filed lay 27. 1966 207 Sheets-Sheet 1 I l l I E r- I l I h E 0: r": i W r g-#5 E Q l I a 2 LL mvsumns. I g 8 JOHN w FIGUEROA zanss'r .1 PORCELLI 8 --1 LASZLO L. RAKOCZI ATTORNEY Oct. 28, 1969 J. w. FIGUEROA ET AL 3,475,730

INFORMATION SHIFT APPARATUS IN A COMPUTER SYSTEM 207 Sheets-Sheet 3 Filed May 27, 1966 r-READ OR WRITE BIT ND STOP PROCEED m WORD wows m D O m 0 A R OIOIIH 00 T mm W m MMOO W N 50 000% w M mm D MMMOW S W E E D SRR TBM 0000 m E m nnw wwwm I R m m 0000 J IIFPIII 2 OIOI a M W R OO w olmmn .HLIIII R W] o 5 m M O O O E W OO OO W OOOO B X X X X x m X L X A m H M I X Y# C M X R D A X M R m m x O F X w W X C x X a UPPER ADDRESS LIMIT LOWER ADDRESS LIMIT NEXT DATA CONTROL WORD (ocmPomTEn SECONDARY MAILBOX WORD 2 FIG 2d CHANNEL ADDRESS DEVICE W PEilPI-ERAL PERIPHERAL COMMAND ADDRESS (SAME AS PRIMARY MAILBOX wono) SECONDARY MAILBOX WOR FIG 20 J. w. FIGUEROA ET 3,475,730

Oct. 28,1969

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INFORMATION SHIFT APPARATUS IN A COMPUTER SYSTEM Filed May 27, 1966 207 Sheets-Sheet 6 32 so 35 D5 78 as osva oseo L 005%; nose DSEQ 0088 i DDS:

AND GATE OR GATE FIG. 3a 7 FIG. 3b

40 ones 42 D RE S INVERTER FIG. 36

TRAS L 45 46 m L 5' 5% one FMDN FA4| NAND-GATE NOR-GATE FIG. 3d FIG. 3e

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OCL 28, 1969 J w FIQUERQA ETAL 3,475,730

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Oct. 28, 1969 J. w. FIGUEROA ETAL 3,475,730

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INFORMATION SHIFT APPARATUS IN A COMPUTER SYSTEM Filed May 27, 1966 20'? Sheets-Sheet 9 2 QQGmSm fifimm Ag; JSUNQM 1969 J. w. FIGUEROA ET AL 3,475,730

INFQRKATION SHIFT APPARATUS IN A COMPUTER SYSTEM 207 Sheets-Sheet 1:!

Filed lay 27, 1966 SIGNAL SIGNAL ADGIESS SIGNAL:

MEMORY ACCESS INT RE SIGNAL MEMORY- INPU T/OUTPU T CONTROLLER C ONNE C TION FIG. IO

Oct. 28, 1969 w, FIGUERQA EI'AL 3,475,730

INFORMATION SHIFT APPARATUS IN A COMPUTER SYSTEM Filed May 27, 1966 207 Sheets-Sheet 15 RALS FL RAPR RAOO-RA35 RALA-RALT L RALI- RAZ5 L RACA RACD JA00-JA35 i L JMA- JAAC l JADS JAAS FL JACS $Eoc L READ/RES TORE COMMAND FIG. [2

Oqt. 28, 1969 J. w. FIGUEROA E'I'AL 3,475,730

INFORMATION SHIFT APPARATUS IN A COMPUTER SYSTEM Filed May 27, 1966 207 Sheets-Sheet 1e RALB FL RAPR RAOO-RASS 1 RALA-RALT L mu mazes 1 RACA-RACD I MOO-M35 JAM-MAC 7 .mos FL JAAS [L .mcs

men L FBUS L QLEAR/ WRITE COMMAND F I 6. I3

Oct. 28, 1969 1 w, FIGUERQA E'T'AL 3,475,730

INFORMATION SHIFT APPARATUS IN A COMPUTER SYSTEM Filed May 27, 1966 207 Sheets-Sheet 17 3I28 T-24 320 9-06 ll874 -0 ccourm-zn mam INTERRUPT MEMORY INTERRUPT 5' SPECIAL INTERRUPT I INITIATION INTERRUPT T TERMINATE INTERRUPT IOC m a 5| REGISTER m I FIG I 0 26 IB IO 2 4 24 l6 s o 2 21 |9 u a 5 25 I? 9 l RALB L RAPR RAOO-RA35 j RALA- RALT j RALI RAZ5 RACA-RACD 1 JAOO-JA35 r 1 JAAA-JAAC I 1 .mos n JAAS H .mcs

FRGR L FBUS L SET EXECUTE INTERRUPT CELLS coMMAm FIG. I5

Oct. 28, 1969 J. w. FIGUEROA ET AL 3,475,730

SHIFT APPARATUS IN A COMPUTER SYSTEM INFORMATION Filed May 27. 1966 207 Sheets-Sheet l9 Oct. 28, 1969 w, FIQUEROA ETAL INFORMATION SHIFT APPARATUS IN A COMPUTER SYSTEM Filed May 27. 1966 207 Sheets-Sheet 20 

